Internet Defamation

Tort law involves a set of rules addressing civil wrongs, otherwise known as torts, that cause harm to people or property. There are multiple goals with tort law, including the compensation of victims, holding responsible parties liable for their actions, and...

In today's digital age, a single social media video can significantly impact a business's reputation overnight. Positive reviews can boost your image, while negative ones can cause considerable damage. As a business owner in Texas, you might wonder if you can send a...

Before the rise of the internet, unhappy customers would express their displeasure with a product or experience in person or they may have shared their opinions with family and friends. However now, unhappy customers have the ability to write a negative review online...

In today's digital age, the spread of harmful false statements can be swift and wide-reaching, causing significant personal and professional harm. Online defamation lawsuits have become more prevalent as individuals seek to protect their reputations from unjust online...

Whether you’re a fan or not, artificial intelligence (AI) use continues to expand. This means that the use of “deepfake” technology is also a growing trend. If you’re unfamiliar with the term, “deepfake” refers to synthetic media in which a person in an existing image...

As AI gains in both popularity and notoriety, the legal implications of this technology have begun to arise. It’s been found that, when entering queries about well-known individuals, ChatGPT may generate information that is false. Because of this, some legal experts...

When people take to Facebook or other social media outlets to post about neighborhood crime, whether suspected or confirmed, it may seem fairly harmless. In fact, most people post this type of thing with the good intent of warning others who might be affected....

Negative reviews are an unfortunate part of doing business online. They happen to almost all companies and products. These reviews can be highly damaging to a company’s reputation. Products that even get a few negative reviews may be very difficult to sell. Business...

When a Customer Has a Gun to Your Head By: Dennis Beaver, Attorney at Law Over the many years writing this column, I’ve listened to thousands of reader’s complaints about customer service, believing they had not received what they had paid for. Most were acting in...

Attorney Paul Sternberg, an internet defamation attorney out of Houston, TX weighs in on cancel culture and social media.  Cancel culture is the removal or "canceling" of a person, organization, product, or brand due to an issue that a group disapproves of or finds...